laku

Basque

Etymology

From Latin lacum (“lake”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /laku/ [la.ku]
• Rhymes: -aku, -u
• Hyphenation: la‧ku

Noun

laku inan

1. lake

Declension

Declension of laku (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	laku	lakua	lakuak	lakuok
ergative	lakuk	lakuak	lakuek	lakuok
dative	lakuri	lakuari	lakuei	lakuoi
genitive	lakuren	lakuaren	lakuen	lakuon
comitative	lakurekin	lakuarekin	lakuekin	lakuokin
causative	lakurengatik	lakuarengatik	lakuengatik	lakuongatik
benefactive	lakurentzat	lakuarentzat	lakuentzat	lakuontzat
instrumental	lakuz	lakuaz	lakuez	lakuotaz
inessive	lakutan	lakuan	lakuetan	lakuotan
locative	lakutako	lakuko	lakuetako	lakuotako
allative	lakutara	lakura	lakuetara	lakuotara
terminative	lakutaraino	lakuraino	lakuetaraino	lakuotaraino
directive	lakutarantz	lakurantz	lakuetarantz	lakuotarantz
destinative	lakutarako	lakurako	lakuetarako	lakuotarako
ablative	lakutatik	lakutik	lakuetatik	lakuotatik
partitive	lakurik	—	—	—
prolative	lakutzat	—	—	—

Synonyms

• aintzira

Further reading

• “laku”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “laku”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of lakritsi +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑku/, [ˈlɑ̝ku]
• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧ku

Noun

laku (colloquial)

1. liquorice, small piece of liquorice
2. (derogatory) black (person)

Declension

Inflection of laku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		laku	lakut
genitive		lakun	lakujen
partitive		lakua	lakuja
illative		lakuun	lakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laku	lakut
accusative	nom.	laku	lakut
	gen.	lakun
genitive		lakun	lakujen
partitive		lakua	lakuja
inessive		lakussa	lakuissa
elative		lakusta	lakuista
illative		lakuun	lakuihin
adessive		lakulla	lakuilla
ablative		lakulta	lakuilta
allative		lakulle	lakuille
essive		lakuna	lakuina
translative		lakuksi	lakuiksi
abessive		lakutta	lakuitta
instructive		—	lakuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakuni lakuni accusative nom. lakuni lakuni gen. lakuni genitive lakuni lakujeni partitive lakuani lakujani inessive lakussani lakuissani elative lakustani lakuistani illative lakuuni lakuihini adessive lakullani lakuillani ablative lakultani lakuiltani allative lakulleni lakuilleni essive lakunani lakuinani translative lakukseni lakuikseni abessive lakuttani lakuittani instructive — — comitative — lakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakusi lakusi accusative nom. lakusi lakusi gen. lakusi genitive lakusi lakujesi partitive lakuasi lakujasi inessive lakussasi lakuissasi elative lakustasi lakuistasi illative lakuusi lakuihisi adessive lakullasi lakuillasi ablative lakultasi lakuiltasi allative lakullesi lakuillesi essive lakunasi lakuinasi translative lakuksesi lakuiksesi abessive lakuttasi lakuittasi instructive — — comitative — lakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakumme lakumme accusative nom. lakumme lakumme gen. lakumme genitive lakumme lakujemme partitive lakuamme lakujamme inessive lakussamme lakuissamme elative lakustamme lakuistamme illative lakuumme lakuihimme adessive lakullamme lakuillamme ablative lakultamme lakuiltamme allative lakullemme lakuillemme essive lakunamme lakuinamme translative lakuksemme lakuiksemme abessive lakuttamme lakuittamme instructive — — comitative — lakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakunne lakunne accusative nom. lakunne lakunne gen. lakunne genitive lakunne lakujenne partitive lakuanne lakujanne inessive lakussanne lakuissanne elative lakustanne lakuistanne illative lakuunne lakuihinne adessive lakullanne lakuillanne ablative lakultanne lakuiltanne allative lakullenne lakuillenne essive lakunanne lakuinanne translative lakuksenne lakuiksenne abessive lakuttanne lakuittanne instructive — — comitative — lakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lakunsa lakunsa accusative nom. lakunsa lakunsa gen. lakunsa genitive lakunsa lakujensa partitive lakuaan lakuansa lakujaan lakujansa inessive lakussaan lakussansa lakuissaan lakuissansa elative lakustaan lakustansa lakuistaan lakuistansa illative lakuunsa lakuihinsa adessive lakullaan lakullansa lakuillaan lakuillansa ablative lakultaan lakultansa lakuiltaan lakuiltansa allative lakulleen lakullensa lakuilleen lakuillensa essive lakunaan lakunansa lakuinaan lakuinansa translative lakukseen lakuksensa lakuikseen lakuiksensa abessive lakuttaan lakuttansa lakuittaan lakuittansa instructive — — comitative — lakuineen lakuinensa

Synonyms

• (liquorice): lakritsi

Further reading

• “laku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Luka, alku, kalu

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ku/

Adjective

laku

1. saleable

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay laku, from Classical Malay لاکو (laku).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaku/ [ˈla.ku]
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: la‧ku

Noun

laku (plural laku-laku)

1. deed, act, action, behavior

   Synonyms: tingkah, perbuatan, tindakan

Derived terms

• berlaku
• diberlakukan
• dilakukan
• diperlakukan
• keberlakuan
• kelakuan
• lakuan
• melakukan
• memberlakukan
• memperlakukan
• pelaku
• pemberlakuan
• perlakuan
• selaku

• laku biadab
• laku binatang
• laku dramatis
• laku karakter
• laku lancung
• laku pokok
• laku sosial
• laku tirakat

Related terms

• lakon

Adjective

laku (comparative lebih laku, superlative paling laku)

1. saleable

   Synonym: laris

2. authentic, authoritative

   Synonym: sah

Further reading

• “laku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

laku

1. romanization of ꦭꦏꦸ

Kambera

Verb

laku

1. (intransitive) to walk, to to

   Mbàda laku-na-ka.

   He's already gone.

References

• Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 37

Latvian

Noun

laku f

1. inflection of laka:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

laku

1. first-person singular past indicative of lakt

Makasar

Etymology

From Malay laku (“in demand; valid; behavior”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaku/, [ˈla.kʰu]
• Hyphenation: la‧ku

Adjective

laku (Lontara spelling ᨒᨀᨘ)

1. saleable; in demand; selling well; easily sold

   Synonym: taralle

   Lakumi jarangku ― My horse sold easily.

   Tenamo naeroʼ laku ― It is no longer saleable (in demand).

   Piram batu taipannu talaku? ― How many of your mangoes are unsold?.

Derived terms

affixations

• palaku

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw (“to go, walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaku/ [ˈla.ku]

Noun

laku (Jawi spelling لاکو, plural laku-laku or laku²)

1. deed, act, action

   Synonyms: tingkah, perbuatan

2. conduct, behaviour, manner

   Synonyms: perbuatan, tindakan

3. character (of a person)

   Synonym: perwatakan

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berlaku [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• pelakuan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kelakuan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• lakuan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• pelaku [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• selaku [immediacy / habitual] (se-)
• diperlakukan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• salah laku
• perlakuan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• memperlakukan
• diberlakukan
• melalukan
• keberlakuan
• lakon
• laku biadab
• laku binatang
• laku dramatis
• laku karakter
• laku watak
• laku lancung
• laku pokok
• laku sosial
• laku tirakat

Adjective

laku (Jawi spelling لاکو, comparative lebih laku, superlative paling laku)

1. saleable

   Synonyms: laris, panas

2. valid, authentic, authoritative

   Synonyms: sah, benar

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “لاکو lakoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 112-3
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “لاکو laku”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 591
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “laku”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 7

Further reading

• "laku" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Ngaju

Noun

laku

1. a request

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw (“to go, to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ku/
• Rhymes: -ku
• Hyphenation: la‧ku

Noun

laku

1. going
2. course
3. gait, walk
4. progress
5. journey
6. conduct, way of acting

Preposition

laku

1. like, in the manner of

Derived terms

• alaku
• alaku-laku
• alakwa-lakwan
• alalakon
• alalaku
• aṅlaku
• aṅlaku-laku
• aṅlakwani
• kalaku
• kalaku-laku
• kalakun
• kalakwan
• laku-laku
• lakwa-lakwan
• lakwan
• lalakon
• linaku
• linakwakĕn
• linakwan
• lumaku
• lumaku-laku
• lumakwakĕn
• lumakwani
• malaku
• malaku-laku
• paṅlaku
• salaku

• pati lumaku

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) (inherited)
• >? Malay: laku
  • Ilocano: lako
  • Tagalog: lako
  • > Indonesian: laku (inherited)

Further reading

• "laku" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ku/
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: la‧ku

Noun

laku m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of lak

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈku/, [la.ˈku]

Noun

laku

1. rice paddy

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

laku (Cyrillic spelling лаку)

1. inflection of lak:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.ku]

Adverb

laku

1. too, too much

   totorifu laku ― I'm too full

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh